Few mainstream movies spend big budgets on ensuring scientific accuracy, but Steven Soderbergh's 2011 movie "Contagion" had a team of advisors checking everything from the script to the props. CNBC talked to a couple of them to see how the movie holds up in the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The number of deaths is staggering but nonetheless shows that shuttering nonessential businesses and keeping New Yorkers home is helping to curb the Covid-19 outbreak, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
NBCUniversal is considering moving up the nationwide launch date for its Peacock subscription video service. Peacock is scheduled to launch for everyone on July 15. Comcast Xfinity subscribers will have access to Peacock's library of TV shows and movies starting Wednesday.
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